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...Then the Crown Prince left the room, only to come back, fatigue hat pulled low, eyes barely visible but walking steadily, to finish the job?as he would do several times. This time, he shot two uncles and his aunt, among others, and left the room again. Cousin Paras was in a corner of the billiards room, in front of a group of princesses. After a minute, Dipendra returned. He strode up to the five wounded or dead relatives, including the King, and fired at them again, at point-blank range, and then targeted his sister Shruti as she bent...
...This collection ranges from "essays," like the self-explanatory, "I Hate Dali," to tales like "Peculiar Celebrity," about the wife of a high-school teacher. The strongest of these involves a nine-year-old girl who discovers a device in her great-aunt's basement. The story the aunt tells of the contraption has such charm and imagination I daren't reveal it except to give you the title: "Personality Records." (Note the clever sideways reference to the "RPM" of the book's title...
When Aisha was five, Marie left her daughter in the care of her husband's aunt while she visited nearby Conakry for a few days. While she was away, a woman named Fatim appeared in the village. She told everyone that she was Marie's sister and settled in. Then, the day Marie was to return, Fatim roused Aisha, promising the child treats if she came along quietly. When the neighbors asked Aisha where she was going, she responded lightly, "I'm going to get some fried doughnuts...
...groups who are going to feel the pinch more than anyone: Old people - "What do you mean, you want 22 cents to send this postcard!? Why, in my day, during the great war?" - and little kids - "But Mommy, I only have 21 cents from my lemonade stand! Now great aunt Edna will never get her postcard...
Eventually, the entire family finally comes to town, and the plot, as the cliché says, thickens. Junior, Ray Bud’s unemployed brother, has been cheating on his wife Charisse, and neglecting his three wild kids. Aunt Marguerite, on the other hand, is trying to reform her youngest son and prevent him from going to the state penitentiary like his brother. Junior and Ray Bud cannot overcome their sibling rivalry, which is made evident by the WWF-style wrestling match they engage in after arguing about how much money to spend on the funeral...